Aviation Week & Space Technology

With the communications satellite market still in flux, launch service providers are counting on aggregators and manufacturers to broaden their product ranges.

Airbus promotes company veteran Christian Scherer to the key post of sales chief, following Eric Schulz’s unexpected resignation.

Hawkeye 360 is just the latest small satellite company to attract attention from the U.S. defense industry.

Russia is investigating how a drill hole ended up in the upper section of a Soyuz capsule that carried three crewmembers to the ISS in June.

Comac’s braced wing; Tiltwing intercity VTOL; NASA’s UAM Challenge; Longer-flying drone; Transatlantic on biofuel

Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and CFM all say they are almost back on track, but the depth of 737 production issues has become much clearer recently.

Some inroads are made in employee diversity in aerospace sectors, but more remains to be done.

To attract and retain top talent in light of tempting offers from disruptive innovation markets, aerospace companies are upping offers.

The agency is prioritizing discoveries that keep existing platforms lethal, even if an opponent has equivalent or superior technologies.

Nominations for the 2019 Laureates Awards close Oct. 18, and submissions to the photo contest are open until Oct. 22.

Airbus, Bell, Boeing, Leonardo and Sikorsky are likely contenders to supply or help develop a new Japanese attack helicopter.

Italy’s government wants Alitalia to remain at least partly in Italian hands—but European airlines might still have a role to play.

Vertical Aerospace wants to take on the airlines with intercity services using carbon-free eVTOL air vehicles.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Some operators of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered A320neos are facing a new snag—unusually high engine vibration in the climb phase. Pratt indicated a fix may be identified by year-end.

The first GPS III is scheduled for launch in December, and Lockheed Martin is looking at technologies for a tranche of satellites.

The industry needs to do a better job of upgrading commercial aircraft avionics, ensuring pilots are kept in the loop and properly trained.

India’s Tejas nears operational milestone; Japan’s latest sea-based ballistic missile defense test; Sikorsky’s South American deliveries, and Russian company builds high-tech brain-harnessing helmet.

The Philippine LCC will get its first A321neos in December, so it can upgauge Manila flights, open longer routes and potentially replace older narrowbodies.

Adaptive-engine deal modified to focus on technology for sixth-generation fighter needs as parts arrive for building GE’s first XA100 demonstrator.

A look at some of the world’s up-and-coming positioning, navigation and timing constellations.

Low-cost carriers have grown rapidly across the Atlantic, but not without some financial pain involved.

The need for new workers—especially technology-oriented employees—and the difficulty in getting them is the talk of the industry.

Airbus Perlan 2 sets soaring record; Airbus spinoff sets sail; Uber shortlists international city contenders; Bell UAS demo for NASA, and JETcopter unveils air taxi concept.

Thousands of airliners are capable of using the Ground-Based Augmentation System, but only a few major U.S. airports now have the system.